Brush for brick making



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D. F. SHOPE BRUSH FOR BRICK MAKING Filed Nov: 1 s, 1924 2 Shets-Sheet 1 1L 6 9 7 1 E P O H s F D 6 2 9 l 6 H r n. A

BRUSH FOR BRICK MAKING Filed Nov 18, 1924 2 Sheets-$1166 fiwenzoz: 17A w!) E SHOPE. 2 241% M After/2g Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

UNITED PATfiN-T DAVID F. SHORE, 0F BOR'ILAND,

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Ap'plication filed November 18, 19%, SerialNo. 759,107.

vented a new and Improved Brush for Brick Making, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is for use of brick makers, *oncrete workers, and the allied workers in plastic materials and consist primarily of a back or frame structure made of rigid materials having a guide member along one side adapted to maintaining the brush in alignment when being used in connection with a guide or strip to insure the brush following a prearranged course and is further adapted to regulating the depth, or pressure that is to be applied upon the individual teeth that are maintained in position within the back or frame.-

With these and incidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel fea tures of construction of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. I is a perspective view of my invention.

Fig. II is a section taken on line II of Fig. I looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. III is a perspective view of my in-v vention made to illustrate the under side of an assembled brush.

Fig. IV is an end view of the mechanism shown in Fig. III.

Fig. V is a planview of a different embodiment of my invention. a

Fig. V1 is a perspective view of the application of my new and improved brush as used in the end treatment of brick.

Fig. VII is made to illustrate the application of my new and improved brush in the treatment of theedge of brick. The brush shown in Fig. VII is of necessity a wider brush than the one shown in Fig. VI because one is for use in the treatment of the surface of the end of the brickjvhereas the other is made for the longer edge surface of the trials Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several view s*l The back of the brush is preferably made of two sections land 2, the same being made of material as wood or other suitable material and having a; reinforcing end material 3 and having a tooth structure l held between the two sections of the back.

The tooth structure is preferably made of a high grade spring material as steel or spring brass and the spaces between the teeth will depend upon the character of the work to be performed and the finish desired upon the plastic surface to be treated.

Disposed along one end of the brush is a guide 5 that is adapted to contact with a guide strip to permit of the brush following a prearranged path in its application. To reinforce the brush structure and to permit of a better application. of the same by the workman, or artisan, a reinforcing member 6 may be provided that overlays a part of the teeth of the brush and at the same time connects with and forms a part of the guide member 0.

To regulate the depth, and pressure that may be applied to the teeth of the brush member 7 having a rollingor upturned lip 8 is'provided that rides upon the guide strip 9. The back structureof the: brush should be made of suiiicient width and thickness to permit of the firm grasping of the same in the hand of the artisan as shown in Fig.- VII and to the application of a substantial workingpressure thereto. This is especially true where a substantial width of plastic surface is being treated as is shown in Fig. VII at 10.

A somewhat different shape and size of is susceptible of. embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scopeof the claims which follow. What I claim is: 1; A. new and im body member, a re brush is shown in Fig. V1 for the treatment inforeing member for said body member, a flexible spring toothed blade member maintained within the body member, and a guide and depth gauge disposed about one end of the body member for the purposes specified.

2. A new and improved brush for brick making comprising a frame structure, a toothed blade maintained Within the frame structure, and a depth and guide member attached to one end thereof.

3. A new and improved brush for brick making, comprising a body member of rigid material, a blade member of spring materlal, having teeth in spaced relatlon, secured within the body member, a guide and reinforcing member adjacentone end of the body member, and a gauge, by means of which the depth and pressure of the teeth may be regulated, mounted on said guide and reinforcing member.

4:. A new and improved brush for brick making;- comprising a body frame, a flexible toothed blade maintained therein, and a reinforcing and guide means comprising a reinforcing member and a guide and depth gauge.

DAVID F. SHOPE. 

